The 1988 Basildon District Council election took place on 5 May 1988 to elect members of Basildon District Council in Essex, England. This was on the same day as other local elections. One third of the council was up for election; the seats which were last contested in 1984. The council remained under no overall control.
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14 of the 42 seats to Basildon District Council 22 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Map showing the results of contested wards in the 1988 Basildon Borough Council elections. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Overall results
editParty | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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Labour | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 57.1 | 37.8 | 18,116 | 4.8 | |
Conservative | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 42.9 | 40.2 | 19,283 | 5.7 | |
SLD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 22.0 | 10,531 | 1.1 | |
Total | 14 | 47,930 |
All comparisons in vote share are to the corresponding 1984 election.
Ward results
editBillericay East
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | P. Patrick | 2,106 | 64.0% | |
Labour | J. Morley | 678 | 20.6% | |
SLD | G. Viney | 508 | 15.4% | |
Turnout | 37.9% | |||
Conservative hold |
Billericay West
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | C. Lees | 2,638 | 70.6% | |
SLD | G. Taylor | 761 | 20.4% | |
Labour | J. Orpe | 338 | 9.0% | |
Turnout | 40.8% | |||
Conservative hold |
Burstead
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | R. White | 1,967 | 47.8% | |
SLD | G. Bellard | 1,773 | 43.1% | |
Labour | M. Davis | 374 | 9.1% | |
Turnout | 48.8% | |||
Conservative hold |
Fryerns Central
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | D. Webb | 2,459 | 69.8% | |
Conservative | S. Allen | 793 | 22.5% | |
SLD | P. Jenkins | 272 | 7.7% | |
Turnout | 40.5% | |||
Labour hold |
Fryerns East
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | E. Gelder | 1,687 | 49.2% | |
SLD | J. Lutton | 1,030 | 30.0% | |
Conservative | R. Sheridan | 712 | 20.8% | |
Turnout | 41.2% | |||
Labour hold |
Laindon
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | P. Rackley | 1,776 | 47.4% | |
Conservative | G. Buckenham | 1,649 | 44.0% | |
SLD | M. Hammond | 319 | 8.5% | |
Turnout | 42.2% | |||
Labour hold |
Langdon Hills
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | J. Kennard | 1,082 | 39.5% | |
Labour | J. Gardner | 833 | 30.4% | |
SLD | S. Dean-Wiley | 823 | 30.1% | |
Turnout | 32.8% | |||
Conservative gain from Labour |
Lee Chapel North
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | R. Fitzgibbon | 1,903 | 61.8% | |
Conservative | J. Woods | 827 | 26.9% | |
SLD | S. Saunders | 349 | 11.3% | |
Turnout | 39.1% | |||
Labour hold |
Nethermayne
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | C. Wilson | 1,390 | 36.5% | |
SLD | S. Blackbourn | 1,260 | 33.1% | |
Conservative | H. Tucker | 1,160 | 30.4% | |
Turnout | 51.0% | |||
Labour hold |
Pitsea East
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | M. Baker | 2,124 | 60.3% | |
Conservative | J. Harrington | 1,399 | 39.7% | |
Turnout | 33.5% | |||
Labour hold |
Pitsea West
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | D. Marks | 1,912 | 69.3% | |
Conservative | P. Cleland | 664 | 24.1% | |
SLD | J. Smith | 184 | 6.7% | |
Turnout | 31.0% | |||
Labour hold |
Vange
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Labour | R. Cowie | 1,653 | 62.0% | |
Conservative | S. Ryder | 842 | 31.6% | |
SLD | B. Wakeham | 169 | 6.3% | |
Turnout | 33.9% | |||
Labour hold |
Wickford North
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | B. Pummell | 1,681 | 43.7% | |
SLD | D. Harrison | 1,523 | 39.6% | |
Labour | E. Harrison | 639 | 16.6% | |
Turnout | 44.0% | |||
Conservative hold |
Wickford South
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Conservative | M. Buckley | 1,763 | 48.0% | |
SLD | G. Palmer | 1,390 | 37.8% | |
Labour | T. Hazlewood | 520 | 14.2% | |
Turnout | 39.9% | |||
Conservative gain from SLD |